New Phase 2 clinical trial planned for milademetan in Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), the MANTRA-3 trial, to start in mid-2022
Quarter-end cash position of $150.1 million provides runway to advance research and development (R&D) pipeline and complete all three planned clinical trials of milademetan
Management to host conference call and webcast today at 4:30PM Eastern Time
NEWARK, Calif., Nov. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rain Therapeutics Inc. (NasdaqGS: RAIN), (Rain), a late-stage company developing precision oncology therapeutics, today reports financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, along with an update on the company's key developments, business operations and upcoming milestones.
“Rain has had a number of important recent accomplishments including data presentations at various medical conferences and announcement of plans to progress our lead candidate, milademetan, into a Phase 2 trial for patients with Merkel cell carcinoma,” said Avanish Vellanki, co-founder and chief executive officer of Rain. “We continue to view milademetan as having a differentiated therapeutic index and will remain focused on strategies to further enhance its value for patients with MDM2-dependent cancers.”
Key Developments and Operational Updates
Anticipated Near-term Milestones
Third Quarter Financial Results
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, Rain reported a net loss of $18.4 million and $33.4 million, respectively, as compared to a net loss of $10.4 million and $15.6 million for the same periods in 2020, respectively. Net loss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, was $0.70 and $1.96, respectively, as compared to a net loss per share of $3.05 and $4.73 for the same periods in 2020, respectively.
R&D expenses were $15.3 million and $26.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, as compared to $7.9 million and $11.2 million for the same periods in 2020, respectively. The increases were primarily driven by development milestone fees to Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd, R&D costs for Rain’s lead candidate, milademetan, mainly for its on-going Phase 3 pivotal trial in dedifferentiated liposarcoma, as well as personnel costs. Non-cash stock-based compensation expenses included in R&D expenses were approximately $0.7 million and $1.4 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, as compared to $0.2 million and $0.4 million in the same periods in 2020, respectively.
General and administrative (G&A) expenses were $3.2 million and $7.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, as compared to $0.6 million and $2.3 million for the same periods in 2020, respectively. The increases were primarily due to increases in various third-party G&A costs, including legal costs, outside consulting fees and accounting and audit fees associated with maintaining compliance with exchange listing and SEC requirements as a public company, as well as personnel costs. Non-cash stock-based compensation expense included in G&A expenses were approximately $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively as compared to $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the same periods in 2020, respectively.
Total non-cash stock-based compensation expenses were approximately $0.8 million and $1.8 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, as compared to $0.3 million and $0.6 million for the same periods in 2020, respectively.
As of September 30, 2021, Rain had $150.1 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. Rain expects that its quarter-end cash position will provide runway to continue advancing its R&D pipeline and complete all three planned clinical trials of milademetan.
As of September 30, 2021, Rain had approximately 26.5 million shares of common stock outstanding.
The Company continues to expect its full year 2021 net cash used in operating activities to be approximately $50 million to $60 million and a projected year end cash balance of approximately $137 million to $147 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.
Third Quarter 2021 Results Conference Call and Webcast Details
The management of Rain Therapeutics will host a conference call and webcast for the investment community today, November 10, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET). The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1 (833) 562-0127 (U.S. Toll Free) / 1 (661) 567-1105 (U.S. Toll). The passcode for the conference call is 1985710. A live webcast may be accessed by visiting the “Investors” section of the Rain Therapeutics’ website at www.rainthera.com. The call will be recorded and available for replay on the Company’s website for approximately 30 days after the call.
About Milademetan
Milademetan is a small molecule, oral inhibitor of MDM2, which is oncogenic in numerous cancers. Milademetan has already demonstrated meaningful antitumor activity in an MDM2-amplified subtype of liposarcoma (LPS) and other solid tumors in a Phase 1 clinical trial, validating a rationally-designed dosing schedule to mitigate safety concerns and widen the therapeutic window of MDM2 inhibition. Milademetan is being evaluated in an ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial in patients with LPS (MANTRA) with a planned Phase 2 tumor-agnostic basket trial in certain solid tumors (MANTRA-2) anticipated to start in the fourth quarter of 2021. Rain Therapeutics also anticipates commencing a Phase 2 clinical trial of milademetan (MANTRA-3), for the treatment of patients with Merkel cell carcinoma refractory to immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI), in mid-2022. Milademetan has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration Orphan Drug Designation for patients with LPS.
About Rain Therapeutics Inc.
Rain Therapeutics Inc. is a late-stage precision oncology company developing therapies that target oncogenic drivers for which it is able to genetically select patients it believes will most likely benefit. This approach includes using a tumor-agnostic strategy to select patients based on their tumors’ underlying genetics rather than histology. Rain’s lead product candidate, milademetan, is a small molecule, oral inhibitor of MDM2, which is oncogenic in numerous cancers. In addition to milademetan, Rain is also developing a preclinical program that is focused on inducing synthetic lethality in cancer cells by inhibiting RAD52.
Forward Looking Statements
Statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things, the results, conduct, progress and timing of Rain’s ongoing and planned trials for milademetan, the timing for data for Rain’s trials for milademetan, the potential for milademetan as a MDM2 inhibitor program and as a monotherapy for MCC, the timing for selection of a lead candidate for RAD52, the adequacy of Rain’s capital resources and the expected net cash used in operation activities and year end cash balance for full year 2021. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Words such as “plans,” “will,” “anticipates,” “goal,” “potential” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon Rain’s current expectations and involve assumptions that may never materialize or may prove to be incorrect. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with Rain’s business in general, our substantial dependence on the success of our lead product candidate, lack of success in our clinical trials, difficulties in enrolling patients, competition from competing products, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the other risks and uncertainties described in Rain’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made and are based on management’s assumptions and estimates as of such date. Rain undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as required by law.
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